Re: Utah governor signs Net-porn bill

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu>]

In message <20050322173939.4F2F45D08 () ptavv es net>, "Kevin Oberman" writes:
>

> The law does not require that pr0n be blocked on customer request, only
> that access to a list of sites (addresses?) on a published list be
> blocked. A very different beast and a task that is not too onerous. No
> more so than SPAM RBLs and bogon address RBLs if handled properly.

That is, in fact, similar to a Pennsylvania law that was struck down by 
a Federal court.  CDT's analysis of the Utah law is at
http://www.cdt.org/speech/20050307cdtanalysis.pdf

                --Prof. Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb